The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Portland State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in sociology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Portland State University paid an average of $671 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $444 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $14,652 | $22,143 |
Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
Portland State University does not offer an online option for its sociology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Portland State University Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in sociology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 66.7% of the sociology doctor’s degrees at Portland State University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sociology | 3 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Urban Studies | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.